Closing Panel
Design for the Gods- The Ayodhya story
Date: Sunday, 18 February 2024
Time: 03:15 PM to 04:15 PM
Venue: D Block Auditorium
Panelists:
1) Ashish Sompura, Chief Architect – Ram Mandir
Ashish Sompura is known for being an architect associated with the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, India. He is part of the Sompura family, which has a long tradition of temple architecture in India. Mr. sompura was also a part of Somnath Mahadev Mandir, Jain Temples of Delwara – Palitana Ranakpur, preserved archaic caves of Ajanta Ellora and some of the leading temple architects in India, UK, USA & Australia, Singapore & more . He is also a Guinness World Record holder Shri Akshar Purshottam Swaminarayan Temple at London.
2) Manish Tripathi, Costume Designer of Ram Lalla
Merlin D’Souza is an Indian composer and pianist from Bombay. She is a musician whose work includes composing for film, albums, theatre, and advertising. She is trained in western classical (Trinity College Performer’s Licentiate) and liberated by jazz.Merlin’s journey in theatre as a music director has seen her score for Alyque Padamsee’s Romeo and Juliet, Pearl Padamsee’s Godspell, Naseeruddin Shah’s Julius Caesar, and Etienne Coutinho’s Jazz., Raell Padamsee’s: Sound of Music 2012, GREASE-2013.
Moderator:
Priyanka Sharma, Gujarat Bureau Chief – Republic TV
Priyanka Sharma, Gujarat Bureau Chief – Republic TV
